President-elect Donald Trump’s last-minute demands in government funding legislation that threatens a government shutdown have lawmakers on both sides of the aisle concerned it will be a “taste” of what is to come under his second term. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said they opposed the funding bill just over 24 hours after the […]
EXCLUSIVE — President-elect Donald Trump should seriously consider allowing attorney general nominee Pam Bondi to focus on violence against women, if confirmed, according to a leading national crime-fighting group. The former Republican Florida attorney general was nominated this month for U.S. attorney general, news that was welcomed by National Crime Prevention Council Executive Director Paul […]
The national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose yet again, marking the fifth straight of increases less than a week before Christmas. The price of gas stood at $3.05 per gallon on Friday, according to AAA. This was an increase of over two cents compared to a week ago. The cost for […]
President Joe Biden canceled $4.28 billion in federal student loan debt of another 55,000 public service workers amid complaints from Democrats that he is squandering the last month of his administration. Biden’s action, through more reforms to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, means he has canceled almost $180 billion for 4.9 million federal borrowers […]
House Republican leadership is in a race against time to finalize some sort of spending deal before the clock strikes midnight and a government shutdown is scheduled to take place, halting funding for several government agencies. GOP leaders met behind closed doors on Thursday night after their latest funding package failed to pass the lower […]
A Virginia college student was arrested by the FBI this week for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on the Israeli Consulate in New York City. Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, an Egyptian national and 18-year-old student at George Mason University in Virginia, was taken into custody on Tuesday by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Joint […]
Right-wing media personality Nick Fuentes says a triple-murder suspect tried to kill him at his Chicago-area home, a claim that appears to be backed up by video and police details. Fuentes posted a thread on Thursday describing alleged events that occurred the night before. “Last night an armed killer made an attempt on my life […]
A Democratic National Committee official has blasted speculation that Vice President Kamala Harris will run for president again or to be the next governor of California. Lidy Li, the DNC’s Mid-Atlantic Regional chairwoman and a 2024 campaign surrogate for Harris, has been harshly critical of Democrats since they lost the presidency and Senate in the […]
Republicans have given Democrats an opportunity to start repairing their relationship with voters following President-elect Donald Trump‘s win as they scramble to avoid a partial government shutdown Friday at midnight. House Republican leaders have unsuccessfully been able to gather enough support from their conference for two separate continuing resolutions, with the second version of the […]
Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) slammed the speaker’s gavel so hard in an attempt to quiet the House chamber that he appeared to damage it. Molinaro, who was presiding over the House of Representatives, tried to quiet Democrats during Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-FL) remarks in favor of the stopgap funding bill. A C-SPAN video showed […]
